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Closed Doors (2011) - Award Winning Short Dark Thriller Film 

James Button
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"Some doors aren't meant to be opened..."
Won 'BEST STUDENT SHORT' at Carmarthenshire Bay Film Festival on 13th May 2012.
Won 'Highly Commended" at Cardiff's Mini Film Festival on 7th October 2012.
Screened at Screentest Festival London.
Shortlisted for "Best Experimental & Thriller Film" at Freshly Squeezed International Film Festival.
A dark thriller written & directed by James Button (Orpheus, Rocket Boys)
Starring: Connor Jenkins, Luciana West & Craig Beedim
Shot by Kristaps Kazaks of galjafilms (Orpheus, Rocket Boys)
Produced by Peter Wolf. Sound by Liam Bauckham.

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@SnewJ
@SnewJ 7 лет назад
This was amazing!!!!
@NonsensicalReality
@NonsensicalReality 7 лет назад
Very well done. Nice twist and good use of showing not telling. It had a good balance of feeling cinematic and relatable too.
@felipehildebrand6981
@felipehildebrand6981 5 лет назад
Good Job
@erikg.7823
@erikg.7823 10 лет назад
johnmeetsdissonance So the guy only imagined the blood or was the blood really there, maybe ironically just a normal bloody nose at the exact wrong time? I think I get it but after reading your opinion of what happened now I'm unsure. Or is it simply the opinion of the watcher to translate?
@johnmeetsdissonance
@johnmeetsdissonance 10 лет назад
It's implied pretty strongly that there wasn't any violence going on between the girl and her bf when the pictures and candles are shown, and it's implied that the blood was never there when he looks at his shoe after beating the bf with the bottle. Everything was really happening EXCEPT the blood. I do like your "worst time ever to have a bloody nose" theory though lol. Bottom line is the guy is extremely mentally unstable, I agree it's a great short thriller.
@piyushnagawat24
@piyushnagawat24 4 года назад
First rule of survival :- *Don't be a hero*
@fydenciarichardson2844
@fydenciarichardson2844 7 лет назад
this young man had some unresolved issues that he evidently experienced but suffered from. good video for the realism.
@sammyj2917
@sammyj2917 9 лет назад
great story, amazing visuals, nice touch with the blood, nice sound work, nothing to cheesy or far fetched. over all it was a very very good short film. as a aspiring filmmaker I congratulate your team for putting together such a solid film
@tomsdottir
@tomsdottir 6 лет назад
When you'll do anything to avoid writing the essay.
@judipotts9289
@judipotts9289 3 года назад
Great film however there are other shorts out that have the same theme where the protagonist turns into an antagonist due to underlying issues which leads to a murder. The production of this film was great and the actors did an awesome job.
@ericellsworth9852
@ericellsworth9852 9 лет назад
Really good film making. Loved how you used the camera instead of words to tell the story and draw out the suspense. I also liked how it was realistic and felt like it could actually happen. Reveal of the dad was done perfectly, and the ending found footage was very creepy. Only thing I can criticize is the some of the shaky cam and quick cuts at the end. But besides that, FANTASTIC WORK!!!!
@laurenslens9258
@laurenslens9258 7 лет назад
Shaky cam movement also tells a story. It's to show that the character(s) feel insecure, vulnerable, or maybe dizzy and sick. Respectively, I disagree with you and feel that the shaky cam movement was very effective in telling the story. This was a very very good short film.
@cinemadrew
@cinemadrew 10 лет назад
Wow, that was amazing. I love how he had those really short "flashbacks" and his paranoia of the past haunts him. Wow that was really well told! Great work, hope to see a movie in the theaters directed by you ;)
@theelocutioner3355
@theelocutioner3355 9 лет назад
What a plot twist! I actually really didn't see that coming lol well done! And really great quality throughout too :)
@BelakorVenator
@BelakorVenator 9 лет назад
Thought provoking and well edited. The volume was very inconsistent, but maybe that was intentional.
@djaynewman
@djaynewman 8 лет назад
Please keep up this wonderful level of work!
@johnmeetsdissonance
@johnmeetsdissonance 11 лет назад
Main guy hears tiny noises, maybe sex, immediately thinks of dad beating his mom. Goes to the room, chick tells him nicely to go away. He imagines blood on his shoe, goes back, imagines blood under her nose, she again tells him to go away. He stays in front of the door. Bf comes out, tells him to leave, twice, then main guy says "Grace you can come with me" the bf shoves him away and shuts the door. Then main guy goes berserk. He's basically insane because of what his dad did to his mom.
@NonsensicalReality
@NonsensicalReality 7 лет назад
Very well done. Nice twist and good use of showing not telling. It had a good balance of feeling cinematic and relatable too.
@gilbertwilliams7256
@gilbertwilliams7256 6 лет назад
Mind your business LOL that's the lesson of this movie. If you're bothered call the police
@aryan707abc
@aryan707abc 8 лет назад
Love it, Mr. Button. The idea isn't all that interesting to make for a thriller, but due to the writing (the way it was structured, sequencing), and primarily the directing, such as the XCUs, you made it an intriguing film. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see your feature!
@johnmeetsdissonance
@johnmeetsdissonance 11 лет назад
And as sad/unfair/whatever as it might seem, it appeared the main guy had a bit of his own dad in him when he lost control with the bottle.
@Mislav24
@Mislav24 7 лет назад
Great short psychological thriller. Excellent acting, camera work, attention to details, and a build up until a shocking, sad ending. Keep up the great work. I will definitely watch more of your videos.
@GradKat
@GradKat 5 лет назад
Good video but, hell, that guy in the plaid shirt is really dangerous! I don’t care what domestic abuse he has suffered or witnessed in the past - calm down, mate! Jesus. And don’t bother to call an ambulance when you nearly beat somebody to death, will you??
@DustWarden
@DustWarden 6 лет назад
Pro tip - stabbing someone repeatedly with a beer bottle will definitely kill them, eventually. Bro tip - be sure you're not insane or suffering from family-related angst before stabbing. General review - splendid, if hideous, expose of basically what life does to some people.
@paraspanjwani1252
@paraspanjwani1252 5 лет назад
JUST SO ARTISTIC !!
@bamvideos
@bamvideos 8 лет назад
I loved every single minute of it! The audio was a bit soft but I loved the twist with the pictures.
@Nasir5358
@Nasir5358 8 лет назад
plz some body make me understand the idea of this movie.I could not follow the storyline
@WordUnheard
@WordUnheard 7 лет назад
The guy from the beginning was obviously delusional, possibly paranoid schizophrenic. He noticed blood on his shoe after talking to the girl and saw blood coming from her nose when she opened the door the second time. After he beat her boyfriend bloody, he passed/blacked out. When he came to, he noticed there was no blood on his shoe nor was there any blood under the girl's nose. It was never there in the first place. He looked around and saw that they were pretty much a couple having a romantic night, with a bouquet of roses on the dresser, candles burning, a collage of photos of the couple on the wall. When he was listening with the cup to the wall, an image flashed of a man beating a woman. Again, this was all in his head. The father, bent behind the photo of him and his mom, was most likely beating his mom, the image he saw in his head, and responsible for his erratic behavior.
@Nasir5358
@Nasir5358 7 лет назад
Word Unheard thank you so much.Some storylines are hard to follow.
@WordUnheard
@WordUnheard 7 лет назад
Nasir Hamdani No problem. I've been on the questioning end of videos more times than I can count. I'm glad I could help and I tried to be as accurate as possible.
@Nasir5358
@Nasir5358 7 лет назад
Word Unheard I highly appreciate your response. I can give you real events to be filmed.
@Nasir5358
@Nasir5358 7 лет назад
Varsha I cant see your comment it is invisible
@lisadoesntlivehereanymore3527
@lisadoesntlivehereanymore3527 6 лет назад
Very good short film! Everyone involved in the making of this film should be very proud of themselves!
@Nashhagenmedia
@Nashhagenmedia 9 лет назад
Love the lighting and overall feel of this film. Excellent pacing! Well done!
@anthonymoyoproach6922
@anthonymoyoproach6922 7 лет назад
Great video! I loved the cinematography, the use of flashbacks were a very nice touch! As a short film maker myself, I can honestly say that you did a marvelous job on this one. It was very well thought out. I want to collab with film makers that I can learn from, ones that produce videos that people want to see. I'd love to collab on a video sometime, I'd really appreciate you joining me on my journey as a short film maker and youtuber.
@JumpRopeQueen
@JumpRopeQueen 8 лет назад
Child abuse has its effects!!! Clearly demonstrated here! Well done!
@marshaw652
@marshaw652 5 лет назад
Tragic! Great music also. Hit the mark with this one.
@alexmoore7207
@alexmoore7207 7 лет назад
This was amazing. The puzzle pieces were perfectly put together and the film work was great. I kinda got lost in his twisted mind. Good job y'all. A very good job.
@kalimera2386
@kalimera2386 6 лет назад
I dont understand the final idea.
@RamseyEassa
@RamseyEassa 12 лет назад
pretty sweet! low key lighting and a dslr camera make us all filmmakers nowadays.
@chauntelekali3049
@chauntelekali3049 9 лет назад
Oh my damn!! This was good! Messed with my head a little bit. ♥♥♥♥♥
@gauriupgade9588
@gauriupgade9588 7 лет назад
whoa....loved it man.worth the award👍
@BedlamAndBones
@BedlamAndBones 9 лет назад
Very good! I enjoyed this one.
@ksstores839
@ksstores839 6 лет назад
Now a days life is all ant shorts... Agree??
@mattrogers5188
@mattrogers5188 5 лет назад
What are ant shorts?
@norranrose1592
@norranrose1592 9 лет назад
its simply AWSOME would love to c more of your artistic works HILERIOUSS....................................S
@BAemem78
@BAemem78 9 лет назад
Wow, this was really good.
@ReyBanYAHUAH
@ReyBanYAHUAH 2 года назад
Always remember we must repent of our sins (sin is transgression The Law Of Yahuah The Father in Heaven. The Law are The Books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy). We must repent of our sins and Have Belief On Yahusha The Messiah. HE Died and Rose three days later so that we can be forgiven of our sins! Come to HIM🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
@brightstarfilm5536
@brightstarfilm5536 Год назад
Great visuals, storytelling and cinematography. Nothing cheesy but solid production and superb story.
@johngavan6538
@johngavan6538 7 лет назад
Enjoyed the film!!! Some lovely shots. I'd like to know what you think of a film I made last year.... "Don't Look behind you Jimmy" please watch and let me know.
@PekelnyTvarohacek
@PekelnyTvarohacek 12 лет назад
I feel stupid saying this, but... I don't think I get it. The main guy's dad was beating his mom when he was a child, right? So when he hears a guy beating up a girl in the flat next to him, he wants to help her. After he finally gets into the flat, he beats up the guy to death (or nearly), but sees their pictures, flowers, candles etc. Does that mean the guy has beaten her and then apologized? Or that somebody else was hurting her? Or that nothing happened and the main guy was just confused?
@ildamiano
@ildamiano 13 лет назад
This was excellent - the direction and cinematography remains superb, and the trio of actors each put in an excellent performance. The lead actor played a blinder - a touch of the young Tobey Maguire and Elijah Wood to him! Support actor played his role with exactly the right amont of menace, and perhaps ironically, the actress particularly shone in the end-credit "flashback/birthday" scenes, playing them very naturally. I can't fault this one. Whoever "disliked" this is an idiotic jealous TVAT!
@erikg.7823
@erikg.7823 10 лет назад
I really, really enjoyed this thriller and (maybe I'm just stupid in this case) still trying to figure out exactly what happened (I.e. was it really happening or just his imagination?). But this is a great short thriller!!! The camera work, acting, lighting etc. (not necessarily in that order) is absolutely outstanding!
@Sreetamadatta
@Sreetamadatta 9 лет назад
awesome job on the acting ... ...better than most other short thrillers i've watched....
@chrissymayhew6059
@chrissymayhew6059 4 года назад
As most things can it could definitely be better, but I'm very picky when it comes to horror shorts. Mostly because it's so easy to get lazy on the narrative since there isn't enough time to develop an elaborate plot. This makes it so that when I'm judging them, I give the majority of the points in the overall score to the creativity of the narrative. Everything else is important as well, but if you don't have be a good story coupled with sensible execution of events then you really have anything. (This is only meant for constructive criticism, not as a harsh, jerk, of a judgement.) But I'm no famous critic... I could be very mistaken. Good luck with the next one!!
@swifel1k
@swifel1k 13 лет назад
Really well done! Surprising seeing as most people who post comments on other videos to watch their own usually have shitty videos. This is was awesome. Nice cinematography and editing. The flashbacks really helped tie things together. Keep on doing what your doing.
@jewelhaines8842
@jewelhaines8842 6 лет назад
Wow.... Great, really.. Great. ❤
@lovelight8479
@lovelight8479 3 года назад
Wow...a deep "think piece!" Well done...yet come on ...we need "part 2, 3, and 4" so we can narrow down the scoop!🙋‍♀️
@sarahrov1
@sarahrov1 8 лет назад
Nice work!
@mariagrenat6147
@mariagrenat6147 Год назад
Subtitles (captions) are important for a lot of people. Please consider adding them for those of us who need them to enjoy the films with you.
@tubelitey
@tubelitey 3 года назад
Brilliant...helped by some solid acting, music and crsip story telling...keep it up
@TomAndersondop
@TomAndersondop 13 лет назад
I really loved the rumble sound, it adds to the drama. Shame only people with awesome speakers can hear it ;)
@amyyoung2804
@amyyoung2804 8 лет назад
Bravo
@TheVoice0fFate
@TheVoice0fFate 13 лет назад
For an amateur filmmaker, how do you achieve such brilliant lighting and shadows? The camera doesn't get grainy in dark scenes at all! Please tell.
@marcisamms1499
@marcisamms1499 9 лет назад
Sorry just don't get it. Can u explain? I can't figure out. Help.
@aryan707abc
@aryan707abc 8 лет назад
+Marci Samms What's not to get. A young man kills someone who is abusing his girlfriend or wife, and does so because of his past- because his father abused his mother.
@thetryfan6529
@thetryfan6529 8 лет назад
Aryan Varma no they are a happy couple having a romantic night. No violence. Everything is made up by the main character himself due to his abused past and also his unstable state.
@skymind4738
@skymind4738 6 лет назад
Aryan Varma sure and he knocks on his wife's door asking if she's OK. That must be his sister or something. By the way this short is horrible.
@helenared9193
@helenared9193 8 лет назад
back to watching short horror films and STILL DON'T GET IT!
@LiteraryRetreat
@LiteraryRetreat 8 лет назад
Exceptional work! I felt thrilled throughout the short running time.
@SymphoniaManiac
@SymphoniaManiac 13 лет назад
Dark, tragic and wonderful...excellent cinematography and camerawork in particular, but everything was absolutely brilliant.
@hepvud
@hepvud 12 лет назад
how come u only have 35 thousand views... cause last time i checked this was a whole lot better than justin biebers baby :D
@JakeStrongvideography
@JakeStrongvideography 9 лет назад
I loved this film! Subscribed to your channel because I'd like to see more
@hahalol4248
@hahalol4248 7 лет назад
The people criticising it for not be clear are the ones who are to lazy to think
@BenDover-bk5on
@BenDover-bk5on 5 лет назад
Haha Lol or they aren’t lazy but it’s something that they wouldn’t understand like being In a different major a person who study’s film or literature will understand this more than a average joe so we can’t expect everyone to know what someone else’ knows ya know idk if that makes sense but still
@alxndrdg8
@alxndrdg8 5 лет назад
Great visuals but I did not understand the story. Someone please explain.
@beccafull9806
@beccafull9806 8 лет назад
Great film, well done
@TheCapriciousNatalie
@TheCapriciousNatalie 11 лет назад
Can i just say that you are amazing! Im writing a short for my film class and this is so inspiring! Thanks! You have yourself another dedicated fan :) Nat xxxxx
@PeleH20
@PeleH20 13 лет назад
Moody, atmospheric, tense, brilliantly shot, brilliantly lit, brilliantly edited. Well done. Out of curiosity, what did you shoot this on?
@TheVoice0fFate
@TheVoice0fFate 13 лет назад
@pineapplebaron Oh I see, thanks for the information. He's done sterling work with it though.
@ZachariahGreggs
@ZachariahGreggs 9 лет назад
Damn this was dark, better than most commercial release's. Well done
@Doom2012Today
@Doom2012Today 12 лет назад
So thrilling! P.S.:Let me just ask you something. -How did you recorded the sound? -Are you influenced by someone?
@fatimabuhari7251
@fatimabuhari7251 8 лет назад
i actually didnt quite get it... did he actually kill the guy? or was it the girl...
@sahmad548
@sahmad548 11 лет назад
this is gonna sound sad, but can someone help me out with what happened in the plot? :/
@JAMshakey
@JAMshakey 13 лет назад
Great short mate. Brilliant cinematography and editing. What camera did you use?
@ScottNormanRosenthal
@ScottNormanRosenthal 8 лет назад
Very well done.
@bufftheowl
@bufftheowl 6 лет назад
Great film making! ECU tastic!!
@angelosantiago6155
@angelosantiago6155 6 лет назад
I don't know kinda of got lost in the storyline..oh well!!
@Metallicarulesall18
@Metallicarulesall18 13 лет назад
Now that was really thrilling. Subscribed. Continue doing this guys!
@gilberto597307
@gilberto597307 9 лет назад
Wow this was great.
@stivaro
@stivaro 12 лет назад
In terms of short film views on youtube, 42,667 is actually nearly millions!
@seanbrenden
@seanbrenden 8 лет назад
Awesome!!!
@meshuggah2
@meshuggah2 8 лет назад
Well done!
@stylz1
@stylz1 11 лет назад
Very nice man. Right up my alley. May I ask what camera you used.
@jacobhawkinsmusic
@jacobhawkinsmusic 7 лет назад
Same.
@C2TheMizzle
@C2TheMizzle 13 лет назад
That's fuckin' sweet, Bro. Happy Birthday by the way xD
@slashville
@slashville 13 лет назад
Very professional piece of work, intense and simply awesome!
@2412smac
@2412smac 12 лет назад
what is up with that kid did he go syco or something
@skatefilmsmile
@skatefilmsmile 13 лет назад
This is fucking raw bro. You should have millions of hits!
@cherten1
@cherten1 5 лет назад
Well done, the fractured mind.
@SkipsPromos
@SkipsPromos 13 лет назад
Fantastic short story with a lot of suspense. Well done.
@truerocker
@truerocker 13 лет назад
really awesome short film! props to the creator(s)
@morphios1
@morphios1 13 лет назад
coool...love the way it was shot and edited...Great job
@darrindlc9513
@darrindlc9513 5 лет назад
powerful but just call 911 or 999
@GivenFailure
@GivenFailure 13 лет назад
Wow, more like a tragedy than a thriller to me.
@milothecat2094
@milothecat2094 5 лет назад
Why the hell didn't she say anything 😡
@alvarotavaresmaia3926
@alvarotavaresmaia3926 5 лет назад
Men, this is so fucking good!
@GradKat
@GradKat 6 лет назад
Why was her nose bleeding?
@YohahnKo
@YohahnKo 11 лет назад
Where did you get your sound fx? btw very nice.
@cheysgrann
@cheysgrann 7 лет назад
Excellent. Thank you.
@maunster3414
@maunster3414 3 года назад
I love the shirt! I want one.
@shahbazsaeed4799
@shahbazsaeed4799 7 лет назад
but i want this guy be punished
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